The Prude's Progress: A Comedy, In Three Acts (1895)
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ISBN10: 1120919479
ISBN13: 9781120919472
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Jan 29 2010
Pages: 140
Weight: 0.43
Height: 0.30 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781120919472
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Jan 29 2010
Pages: 140
Weight: 0.43
Height: 0.30 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Prude's Progress is a comedy play written by Jerome Klapka Jerome and published in 1895. The story revolves around a young woman named Miss Prue Primrose, who is a self-proclaimed prude and believes that all men are immoral. However, her views are challenged when she falls in love with a young man named Jack, who is charming and kind-hearted.The play is divided into three acts, each of which explores the various obstacles that Prue faces in her quest for love. Act one introduces Prue and her family, including her overbearing mother and her flirtatious sister. It also introduces Jack, who is immediately smitten with Prue despite her cold demeanor.In act two, Prue begins to soften towards Jack and even agrees to go on a date with him. However, her mother and sister conspire to ruin the date and make Prue believe that Jack is not the gentleman he appears to be.Act three sees Prue finally realize her feelings for Jack and confront her family about their interference. The play ends with Prue and Jack declaring their love for each other and planning to get married.Overall, The Prude's Progress is a lighthearted and humorous play that explores themes of love, morality, and family dynamics. It is a classic example of Victorian-era comedy and remains popular among theater enthusiasts to this day.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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